Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MARKED JUSTICE, by ROBERT E. CALDWELL First Line: Mars flaunts his glittering armor and a flash Last Line: Let the foreigner mould bullets for the greedy. | ||||||||
Mars flaunts his glittering armor and a flash Of lightning flicks the heavens doomed to smash Man's hopes for peace; infernal weapons clash And leave a trail of misery -- marked justice. A death's head grins beyond the campfire's glow And flecks of crimson stain the moonlit snow. All Hell must laugh in ghoulish glee below At this stark madness -- marked justice. And now, must we still meet the spirit faces Of those we left in France and note the traces Of war-scarred fields, and homes -- the blasted places Bleak desolation -- marked justice? No, we resolve! War's traps shall not prevail! We see in dreams the faces stark and pale Of sons and fathers who in leaden hail Found only death -- marked justice. Remain at home to clothe and feed our needy, Let the foreigner mould bullets for the greedy. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EPITAPHS OF THE WAR, 1914-18: A DEAD STATESMAN by RUDYARD KIPLING ON A CHILD by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR THE PHANTOM SHIP by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE LOW-DOWN WHITE by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE WRITTEN AT AN INN AT HENLEY by WILLIAM SHENSTONE THE DISMANTLED SHIP by WALT WHITMAN THE PERSIANS (PERSAE): SALAMIS - MESSENGER by AESCHYLUS |
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